Look Who - is the big 1-2!

Andrew "Stone" Gibbons 7 days old 1997

Stone - 6 months old! 1998

My blue-eyed boys! 1998

He truly is superman, beginning at 1 year old! 1998

Just so Sticking Cute...1999 (clean though)

BFF's forever Chandler Burns and Stone Gibbons (Football Times 2008)

Primary Children's Hospital 9/28/09 EKG we think it is the last!!YEAH

Stone 12 years old! Took the day off from school
and we went to Primary Children's for his EKG and
he passed with flying Colors!

OK I am almost in denial of this day! My 1st born son is now 12 and I can't believe it...He has been counting down the days until his birthday for at least a month. He has a lot of friends in the neighborhood who have birthdays all around each other and he could not wait until his turn. Like on past posts I like to tell a little about each person in our family that celebrates a birthday, and how they have influenced our lives.

Andrew "Stone" Gibbons was born on September 28, 1997. After mom being sent home 2 other times with false labor, he finally came into this world only 9 days early. Mind you, Jocelyn , the last baby that was born in our home was 6 weeks early, so we were very cautious and careful when any labor pains began.....We knew we were having a boy from 17 weeks on, and so a name was the big hurdle - Having 3 older sisters we needed something masculine - So after watching Dateline one evening we decided that a strong boy name would be Stone! Many people who heard his name were a little thrown back at first, but then they all would get used to it and start to love it like we did! Stone is one in a million, he keeps us on our toes as well as everyone he comes in contact with. If it has anything to do with sports, he does it. We make the rounds for each season, Football, Basketball and Baseball. Stone from has amazed us from time to time; AT 1, he had tubes put in his ears and didn't even mind, at 2 he was diagnose d with a stage 4 heart murmur, but it did not slow him down a bit. At 3 he taught himself to ride a 2-wheeler all by himself, At 4, he began his sports career with T-ball, as it goes we are still focused on all seasons and all sports, but Baseball is his first love!

On this Birthday we went to Primary Children's Medical Center to have an Appointment with his Heart Specialist, Ronald Day. He was given a physical and EKG, and after all the tests, they announced he still had a murmur, there was no further leakage from his main valve and that he hoped to never have to see us again. Sad, yet Awesome! Stone has only been to Dr. Day 4 total times, but hopefully there will be no more need to visit him. We continued our day by going to lunch at Chili's and getting him a new suit for his upcoming ordination in our Church. I can't believe he will be a priesthood holder and passing the sacrament, I am so proud of him and the decisions he is already making in his young life. Stone has a way about him that attracts those around him, he makes friends easily and keeps them.
Happy Birthday "Gibby"
I will always be your biggest FAN! Love Mom!